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James
Lavino
Peaceful was the night
for SATB a cappella
Vocal score
Words by John Milton
Published by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd
Aldwych House
71–91 Aldwych
London
WC2B 4HN
www.boosey.com
© Copyright 2009 by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd
ISMN 979-0-060-12210-1
Music setting after the composer’s original
from On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity
John Milton (1608–74)
Peaceful was the night
Wherein the Prince of Light
His reign of peace upon the earth began:
The winds with wonder whist
Smoothly the waters kissed,
Whispering new joys to the mild ocean,
Who now hath quite forgot to rave,
While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave.
The stars with deep amaze
Stand fi x’d in steadfast gaze,
Bending one way their precious influence;
And will not take their flight,
For all the morning light,
Or Lucifer that often warn’d them thence;
But in their glimmering orbs did glow,
Until their Lord himself bespake, and bid them go.
Peaceful was the night
Wherein the Prince of Light
His reign of peace upon the earth began.
Duration: c4 minutes
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: The unauthorised copying of the whole or any part of this publication is illegal
to MFH
PEACEFUL WAS THE NIGHT
Words by
JOHN MILTON
(1608–74)
Soprano
  
 
Tenor
Bass
Largo, tranquillo q. = 44

 
   



Peace - ful,

  
Peace
-

  

    
 
   

     
   
5
night
night
Where -
night
   
    
   
 

in
  

the
    






  



 

 

 

Peace -
 
 
   


 


the


      
 
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
  


 

the Prince of
 


     
   
in
the

    
 
-
 


     
Prince of
in






the Prince of
the
-
 






the
p legato
peace - fulwas



 

   
   
 
  


was





peace - ful,
 

night Where
Where

 

ful,
Where - in
 
       

ful, peace - ful

        



p legato
   
 
was the

Largo, tranquillo q. = 44
Piano
(for rehearsal
only)
  

peace - ful,

p legato

    

peace - ful,

   


Peace - ful
p legato


p legato


 
   
Alto
JAMES LAVINO
(b 1973)
Prince of


Light
His
Light
His
Light
His

Light
  
  

His








2
         

 
mf
9
reign

     
of
mf
reign

    

reign
peace
 
peace
of
u - pon
u
-
the


earth
be
  


  
   

 
earth be
reign
mf
   


 
 
15
 











   


p
   


  

  
The
pp
 
The
 
   
winds,

  
   


winds,
 

 
 




 
the
 




winds,
 

winds
The
 

 
 



 


  


   



with
won - der
whist
whist

 
 

 





 
 






 
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
whist
  
p



the winds

  
winds with won - der
p
pp

 
p


pp
with won - der
  
the
gan:
  
p
the winds,
winds
-
Andante, leggiero q = 56
rall
The

  
 
gan:
pp
the
    
  

  
-

pon

 

   
pp
  

   
    
q = 56
 

 
mf
mf
Andante, leggiero
rall
with
won - der
whist


3
      

  
19
Smooth
     

-

      
-
-

-
ly
Smooth - ly
    
the
wa - ters



           
 


  cresc
  
cresc
whis - per - ing
cresc

  


Whis -per - ing
new


cresc

  








mf
3
       
cresc 3

 



joys
 


3






to the mild
mf
 

  





   

 
 


to the
mf
joys,
mf
3
3

mf


   

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

joys,

 

3
   
joys
whis - per - ing


3
  
3
new

whis - per - ing joys,

3


new
3
joys,

joys,
3

     
new
new

  
  



joys,
 
Whis - per - ing




  

whis - per - ing
3

      
ing,
3
    
3
joys,

-
3
    
23

   


per

kissed,
kissed,
 
Whis -

wa -ters
 

ly the wa -ters kissed,
the

        



Whis -per - ing new

   


    

   
    
the wa -ters kissed,
      
Smooth


    

Smooth
ly
3

3
  
 
   
3


 
  
4
26
o

    
o
Meno mosso e = 66
-
cean,
-
cean,

  
 
  
30
(e=e)

   
calm

   

calm
Who
now
 
  

 






  
sit
sit
brood
brood

   


sit

 
 
   


 
calm
   
 


  



brood

 
-


 
 
 
ing
-
-

on

 






 

 


 



 

the
charm




 

the
charm - ed
charm
 



  




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


the
rall



 
  

on
ing
rave,


on
ing
to
rave,

rall
 
to











of

hath quite for - got
 



   
 

 

now
mp
mp
 
 
Meno mosso e = 66



hath quite for - got
mp








While birds

  
Who

    

mp






      

   
 
 

(e=e)
-
-

ed
ed



 

 

33
  
 
 
 
5
Liberamente, quasi recitativo e = c96


p ethereal
       
The stars with


wave.
  
   

Ah...
p
deep
 

  
   
deep

  




 



’

 





a - maze stand fix’d
p ethereal
The stars with


a - maze stand fix’d
 ’
in stead - fast gaze,
in stead - fast gaze,
(stagger breathing)
 (stagger breathing)
   


p
Ah...
 
  
  

Liberamente, quasi recitativo e = c96


p



     
    
37
 
  
Bend -ing one
  
  
Bend -ing one
 


way

way
  
      

Bend -ing one way
      
     
Bend -ing one
 
  
  





























   
   


their pre - cious


their pre - cious





























way
their pre - cious


 


3

3

3
 
 




And

in - flu - ence;



 




in - flu - ence;


their pre - cious
3








And
(stagger breathing)
in - flu - Ah...
 
 
(stagger breathing)
in - flu - Ah...
3





3





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




’
39
  
 
 
  
 
  

   
  
6
  




     

 

will not take their flight, For all the morn-ing light,

 
   


 
     




   
   
will not take their flight, For all the morn-ing light,


Or Lu - ci - fer that of - ten
  
 

    
Or Lu - ci - fer that of - ten
(Ah...)


(Ah...)
  
  
 
  





  

42
  
  



 
warn’d them thence;
 
  
      

 







But


warn’d them thence;
  
   

(Ah...)

But

 
 
   
   
  
  

 



 
 

  


  
   
 
 


in their glimm’r -ing orbs
in their glimm’r -ing orbs
 

did glow,
did glow,
   
 

(Ah...)
  
   


   






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







dolce
  
 

  
 

44
Un - til their
 
   

Lord
  
  
     
      

Un - til their
       
      

Lord

Lord
dolce
Un - til their
 
  
Meno mosso e = 80
  







dolce


  
   






Lord









rall

 


 



 
 




 
 




 
 






him - self
dolce
Un - til their
dolce
47
7
Meno mosso e = 80
him - self
him - self
him - self







be - spake,
be -
and bid
Peace
spake.

rall

 


   
 





 
 

 


 
 

bid
and






 
 

go.

-

    

go.
Peace

ful,


peace - ful,
p legato

  
Peace
  
    




peace - ful,
peace


    
-
ful,
-


ful,


  
p legato
-
ful
-
ful,


p legato



  


Peace - ful,
Largo, tranquillo q. = 44
   
  
peace

peace - ful,
go.

    

them
p legato


them
bid
Largo, tranquillo q. = 44

 


be - spake,



them
p legato
be - spake, and


 








 


 



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


 








 



8
52
 
  

 



was
the

was

   


peace
 

 






  
  
55

   






 

 




ful,
 
  
Prince of
- in

    
Prince of



      


Where
 


in



in
 

Light

 

his

Light


-
-
 

 



 

 
 



of
peace
u


mf
reign
mf
reign

mf
his
his


 







 



-
 
his

Light



Where
   

the


peace - ful,


          

- in
the Prince of
Light
     
  
 

-
night

   
the
Where
  


-
 
night

the Prince of

Where
 
the




 
  
 
night
-
peace - ful was

  

the
 

  

 
of
 

peace
reign
mf

reign
 
mf
 

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


u -

-

-

u
 


  
u
 
 

-


 







9
  - 
  59
- pon
 
   



the
earth,
u


pon
earth,

    


pon



     

   

  

- pon
 
  

earth,
u


be




p
-
 
gan.

pon
the


-
pon
the
-


 
   



be
 
   
-
be

be

-
-








gan,
p






-


earth


dim

 


’
 









 






 












gan.
p
 

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

-




gan.
-
 
be


be

earth
dim



 
the



earth
dim

pon


earth
gan,
p
rall




the


p

 


rall
63

  
u



 dim


pon

earth,


-
-
dim
 

u


the
   



  



gan.